Approval of SBB for SENCITY® Rail MIMO antennas

Resolutions of the 45th Annual General Meeting of HUBER+SUHNER AG

The 45th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of HUBER+SUHNER AG took place yesterday, 9 April 2014, at the Casino Herisau. The shareholders accepted the proposal of the Board of Directors to use the retained earnings of CHF 211 777 115 as follows:• Dividend of CHF 0.80 gross per registered share CHF 15 569 088• The balance carried forward amounts to CHF 196 208 027With the ex-dividend date of 11 April 2014, payment of the dividend will be accomplished free of bank charges on Wednesday 16 April 2014.

HUBER+SUHNER purchases building belonging to the Sika Group in Pfäffikon

HUBER+SUHNER yesterday purchased a building belonging to the Sika Group on the Witzberg industrial estate in Pfäffikon. The building is located directly adjacent to the HUBER+SUHNER premises. The specialist in electrical and optical connectivity has up till now only rented the building. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. After conversion, the central distribution warehouse for Low Frequency products for the European market is to be established in this building. This project is part of the reorganisation of logistics in Europe.

HUBER+SUHNER expands solar cable portfolio

HUBER+SUHNER launches new RADOX® solar cables. They comply with the latest EN-standard and are designed for higher system voltage and AC-PV applications. As a result of successful testing and approval by the TUV Rhineland testing authority, HUBER+SUHNER now offers a significantly improved RADOX WW cable generation.

HUBER+SUHNER has recorded a slight increase in net sales and considerably improved its income position

HUBER+SUHNER net sales grew by over 3% to around CHF 720 million during the 2013 financial year. All three business divisions pleasingly exceeded the previous year. In organic terms (in local currency, without copper effect, portfolio effect neutralised) the growth amounted to approximately 1%. After a weak third quarter, order intake increased again during the fourth quarter. Overall in 2013, the company generated an order intake of around CHF 684 million, corresponding to a drop of 9% compared with the previous year. The book-to-bill rate amounted to 0.95.

“Connected Stories” online

Following the complete redesign of the HUBER+SUHNER website just over one and a half years ago, the company is now increasingly shifting communication with customers and other stakeholders into the digital world. Success stories are therefore presented in a new, enhanced format on the website. The “Connected Stories” platform is now online.

Erich Walser is to succeed Dr. David W. Syz as Chairman of the Board of Directors of HUBER+SUHNER

At today's meeting, the Board of Directors of HUBER+SUHNER decided to propose, to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2014, previous Deputy Chairman Erich Walser for election as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The current chairman, Dr. David W. Syz, is retiring from his office for age-related reasons in accordance with the corporate bylaws. He served on the Board of Directors for a total of 22 years, from 1987 to 1999 as a member, and as chairman since 2004. The designated successor Erich Walser is an economist and a lawyer and has been employed by Helvetia Insurance, St. Gallen, since 1979. Since 2001, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Helvetia, and its chairman since 2003. Erich Walser has been a member of the Board of Directors of HUBER+SUHNER since 2004.

MBX 2nd generation - Get the best for less

With the new MBX 2nd generation, HUBER+SUHNER AG is proud to offer a new member of the board-to-board connector family. The MBX 2nd generation board-to-board connection comes along with the well-known and outstanding characteristics of MBX but optimized plating, materials and production process.